Chinese GP: Hamilton tops Practice 1
Championship leader Lewis Hamilton turned a fast lap of 1m35.630s in his McLaren Mercedes to top opening practice in Shanghai for the Chinese Grand Prix. 2nd quick some 0.390s behind, was Hamilton's nearest F1 championship rival, Felipe Massa in his Ferrari. Massa's Ferrari teammate Kimi Raikkonen was a close third ahead of Heikki Kovalainen.
Results
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Pos |
Driver | Team | Time | Behind | Laps |
| 1. | Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:35.630 | + 0.000 | 23 |
| 2. | Massa | Ferrari | 1:36.020 | + 0.390 | 24 |
| 3. | Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1:36.052 | + 0.422 | 23 |
| 4. | Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:36.103 | + 0.473 | 21 |
| 5. | Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:36.507 | + 0.877 | 25 |
| 6. | Alonso | Renault | 1:36.661 | + 1.031 | 25 |
| 7. | Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:37.040 | + 1.410 | 23 |
| 8. | Bourdais | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:37.070 | + 1.440 | 32 |
| 9. | Piquet | Renault | 1:37.180 | + 1.550 | 30 |
| 10. | Vettel | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:37.278 | + 1.648 | 25 |
| 11. | Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 1:37.491 | + 1.861 | 26 |
| 12. | Button | Honda | 1:37.619 | + 1.989 | 25 |
| 13. | Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | 1:37.630 | + 2.000 | 23 |
| 14. | Coulthard | Red Bull-Renault | 1:37.638 | + 2.008 | 22 |
| 15. | Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | 1:37.638 | + 2.008 | 26 |
| 16. | Glock | Toyota | 1:37.664 | + 2.034 | 29 |
| 17. | Barrichello | Honda | 1:37.827 | + 2.197 | 28 |
| 18. | Trulli | Toyota | 1:38.219 | + 2.589 | 24 |
| 19. | Sutil | Force India-Ferrari | 1:38.285 | + 2.655 | 25 |
| 20. | Fisichella | Force India-Ferrari | 1:38.479 | + 2.849 | 26 |